Cumberland College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 63% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 35% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 30% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 26% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.72 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• elementary education
• business administration
• biology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 5 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June and July.

• 15% continue immediately.
• 26% continue within one year.
• 60% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 6%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 4%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 12%
• Theological School/Seminary: 3%
• Other: 35%

• Eastern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Ohio State University, Southern
• Baptist Theological Sem, University of Tenneessee, Western Kentucky U.

• Belk's, Biggs, CompCare, electronic data firms, federal government, Fruit-of-the-Loom, Humana Hospital, Procter & Gamble, Rollins, State Farm Insurance, state boards of education.

• Bert Combs, former governor, Kentucky; Betty Siegel, president, Kennesaw Coll; Arliss Roaden, director of higher education, Tennessee; Howard Bozer, director of higher education, South Carolina.